We first must send “un saludo solidario” to UdB compas in San Diego that are currently wrapping up the 4th consecutive cycle of Escuelita Aztlán (EAZ) in that border city. This cycle of EAZ ran from November 2014 to June 2015, bringing together dozens of junior high and high school age community youth. These young people […]
June 9, 2015 Unión del Barrio congratulates the Association of Raza Educators (ARE), community organizations, all committed individuals who participated in the victorious Ethnic Studies NOW campaign in San Diego, California. We are especially proud of our Comité Local Francisco Villa – the internal committee that coordinates the work of Unión del Barrio in San Diego, […]
This years conference will address topics that directly impact the Mexicano/Raza Community including the militarization of our schools, the school to prison pipeline, and other topics that impact our Raza’s relationship to the Prison Industrial Complex. The Chicano Mexicano Prison Project – a Project of Unión del Barrio is committed to exposing the attacks on […]
Desde la fundación de Unión del Barrio en 1981, los educadores han desempeñado un papel central en el desarrollo de la organización. Prueba de ello es cómo el compañero Ernesto Bustillos trabajó como profesor durante la mayor parte de su vida, y fue uno de los fundadores originales de la Asociación de Educadores de la […]
Since the founding of Unión del Barrio in 1981, educators have played a central role in the evolution of the organization. Evidence of this is how compañero Ernesto Bustillos worked as a teacher for the majority of his life, and was among the original founders of the Association of Raza Educators (ARE). Even today, a […]
San Diego Zapata March 2015 On Saturday April 11th 2015, over 200 San Diego youth took over the streets of Barrio Logan to take a stand against all violations of human rights, to reject state terrorism, and to defend OUR right to a College/University education. The event included cultural and political performances, from the hip-hop […]
El deber es de organizar a nuestro pueblo para defender los derechos humanos y democráticos y oponernos a toda clase de opresión y terror colonial. Como sector juvenil de la Raza nos organizamos bajo el concepto de la auto-determinación. Varias organizaciones en San Diego se han unido para denunciar la guerra continua en contra de […]
10:00 am. Saturday, April 11, 2015. Chicano Park SD. 10:00 am. Sabado, 11 de abril de 2015. El Parque Chicano SD.
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Base Ernesto Che Guevara (BECG), the Base of Unión del Barrio in San Diego that focuses on youth oriented work, has been very busy these last few months. Since the end of November 2014, we have organized three sessions of Escuelita Aztlán (EAZ), an independent Saturday School organized by educators and youth organizers of Unión […]
November 18, 2014 Unión del Barrio congratulates our Comité Local Patricia Marín, community organizations, and all committed individuals who participated in the now victorious Ethnic Studies NOW campaign in Los Angeles, California. We know that winning Ethnic Studies classes for all Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools is a major accomplishment and represents an […]
September 15, 2014 Unión del Barrio fully supports Ethnic Studies in all public schools. Given that the Los Angeles Unified School District is made up of a majority of underrepresented students of color, this initiative is long overdue. We recognize that the history of oppressed people’s in general, and of people of color in particular, […]